Bank of Montreal (BMO)
‘Big Five’ Canadian banks’ provisions doubled in pandemic year
However, over three months to end-January, set-asides dropped dramatically
CVA charges for Canadian dealers edge off Covid highs
At CIBC, CVA charges fell 12% quarter on quarter
Canada’s ‘Big Five’ see loan-loss provisions halve in Q4
BMO alone recorded a 59% quarter-on-quarter reduction
‘Big Five’ Canadian banks post C$6.6bn of loan-losses in Q3
PCLs fell 36% quarter-on-quarter
BMO, Scotia crush CVA charges
CVA capital requirement fell 48% at BMO last quarter
CIBC’s escape from SA-CCR lowers capital charge
Bank embraces internal model approach for derivatives portfolio
‘Big Five’ Canadian banks’ loan-loss charges quadruple
Reserves for performing loans increase 32-fold quarter-on-quarter
Trading losses at US units of Deutsche, RBC exceed VAR by 1,000%
Wild markets overwhelmed foreign banks’ value-at-risk estimates
Big Canadian banks face C$1bn capital hike on securitisation changes
RBC faces C$551 million uplift alone
BMO braces for SA-CCR, revised securitisation charges
Bank expects C$100m equity hit through introduction of IFRS 16
Among Canadian banks, credit provisions leap highest at BMO
Aggregate provisions for credit losses up 0.7% quarter-on-quarter at “Big Five”
Virtue bonds, Hong Kong FRTB and letting go of Lehman
The week on Risk.net, August 24–30, 2019
Bail-in bond sales catapult BMO towards TLAC target
Bank’s TLAC ratio hits 19.4% following debt issuances
Model changes, asset growth boost Canada bank RWAs
TD Bank brings credit card portfolio under A-IRB
Canadian banks see loan-loss reserves diverge
Provisions rise at Scotiabank and BMO; drop off at TD Bank, CIBC and RBC
Foreign banks stockpile HQLA in US branches
Median FBO has 48% of total HQLA in branches, but only 31% of total assets
Canadian Big Five hoard reserves as credit outlook decays
Four of the five largest Canadian lenders saw provisions rise, with BMO the only outlier
Choppy markets, buying spree cause 28% VAR surge at BMO
The bank's VAR spiked for all asset classes bar commodities on the prior quarter
At US G-Sibs, 11 VAR breaches in 2018
The final quarter of 2018 saw a record number of VAR breaches at the biggest US banks
Canadian lenders resilient to oil rout
Just 1.7% of 'Big Five' total loans exposed to energy producers
CIBC the outlier as ‘Big Five’ loan-loss ratios improve
CIBC’s PCL ratio stood at 0.29% at end-July, up from 0.24% the previous quarter
BMO’s loan loss reserves climb
Canadian bank reserves increase C$26 million quarter to quarter
Fed stress tests: foreign banks lag US on capital estimates
On average, IHCs missed the Fed’s estimates of the amount their CET1 ratios would fall in the 2018 test cycle by 213bp, compared with 109bp by US lenders
'Big Five' Canadian banks' loan-loss ratios improve
BMO cuts PCL ratio 10 basis points year-on-year